Not a week goes by without a British newspaper criticizing France’s policies or economic decay. For example, the alleged affair between the French President and French actress Julie Gayet has been a good opportunity for British newspapers, to criticize Mr Hollande.

Interpreted as a new example of French bashing, the French embassy didn’t take long to retaliate. Indeed, two days after this, it corrected on its website “10 accounts on which City A.M. has got it wrong on France”. In this reply, it also highlighted the failing British National Health Service, unlike the French one.

But the issue wasn’t settled with this and the situation went from bad to worse. Indeed the British reaction was all the more violent and it didn’t only come from journalists and newspapers, it also came from MPs and politicians.

Plus, the embassy and France were not the only targets of critics. François Hollande’s affair with Julie Gayet was once more brought to center stage but his economic policy has been criticized too, as Brooks Newmark, Tory member of the influential Commons Treasury Committee, stated: “Francois Hollande seems to manage his country’s financial affairs as well as his personal affairs.” Seems that the incident is not really about to find its resolution…